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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2025-39560
CVE-2025-39560:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
The CVE-2025-39560 is a Missing Authorization vulnerability affecting the Live Forms WordPress plugin versions through 4.8.4. The vulnerability was discovered and disclosed on April 16, 2025, by security researcher Nguyen Xuan Chien (Patchstack, WPScan).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as a Missing Authorization issue (CWE-862) with a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.4 (Medium). The vulnerability allows authenticated attackers with Subscriber-level access and above to perform unauthorized actions due to missing capability checks on certain functions (WPScan, Patchstack).
Impact
The vulnerability enables authenticated users with Subscriber-level privileges to perform actions beyond their intended authorization level, potentially leading to unauthorized access and manipulation of data (Patchstack).
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability has been fixed in version 4.8.5 of the Live Forms plugin. Users are advised to update to this version or later to address the security issue (Patchstack).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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